Description: Table Of ContentContents: PART I: SYMPTOMS, SYNDROMES, AND DIAGNOSIS • Normal and Abnormal Mood • The Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder • A Summary of Diagnostic Categories of Bipolar Disorder in DSM IV • The Mood Disease • PART II: TREATMENT • The Brain: Neurons, Neurotransmitters, and More • Mood-Stabilizing Medications • Antidepressant Medications • Antipsychotic Medications • Other Medications, Hormones, and an Herb • Electroconvulsive Therapy • Cpunseling and Psychotherapy • Treatment Approaches in Bipolar Disorder • PART III: VARIATIONS, CAUSES, AND CONNECTIONS • Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents • Women with Bipolar Disorder: Special Considerations • Alcoholism and Drug Abuse • Seasonal Affective Disorder and Chronobiology • The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder • Bipolar Biology • Bipolar Disorder and Creativity • PART IV: GETTING BETTER AND STAYING WELL • Living with Bipolar Disorder • Planning for Emergencies • The Role of the Family • Looking AheadSynopsisA handbook for persons with bipolar disorder, and their families. It offers a practical guide to the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and causes of this potentially devastating psychiatric illness, formerly known as manic-depression. Dr Frank Mondimore offers advice on getting the most out of the various treatments that are now available -from medication, psychotherapy and electroconvulsive treatment to new approaches such as St John's wort and transcranial magnetic stimulation. For each, he discusses advantages, disadvantages, side effects and other information to help patients make informed decisions about treatment options.LC Classification NumberRC516.M64 1999Copyright Date1999 SORRY NO RETURNS STOP BY AND CHECK US OUT & FOLLOW US WE HAVE LOTS OF INVENTORY AND LISTING MORE WEEKLY WE USE VARIOUS SHIPPING VENDERS FOR BETTER PRICING
Price: 10.95 USD
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
End Time: 2024-12-15T00:26:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Subject Area: Health & Fitness, Psychology
Publication Name: Bipolar Disorder : a Guide for Patients and Families
MPN: N/A
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Length: 9 in
Subject: Psychopathology / General, General, Psychopathology / Bipolar Disorder
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Publication Year: 1999
Series: Johns Hopkins Press Health Bks.
Type: Textbook
Unit Type: Unit
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.7 in
Personalized: No
Educational Level: N/A
Author: Francis Mark Mondimore
Features: SOFTCOVER
Level: N/A
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
